Questioned on whether a weakness in Germany was to do with the impact of Lufthansa's Distribution Cost Charge, Amadeus chief executive Luis Maroto said Lufthansa was "having an impact on volumes on the GDS front."

Non-air bookings declined 4% to 15.8 million. Further detail on non-air was not provided although during the analyst call, Maroto touched on the InterContinental Hotels Group guest reservation system describing it as:

"...evolving according to plan. It's a lot of work but so far, so good."

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The results also provide an update on Amadeus Airline Ancillary Services with 138 carriers signed up including LATAM.

Amadeus Fare Families, which allows airlines to offer branded fares, has 36 contracts for airlines to use the technology.